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Crypto Miner Argo Diversifies Into Non-Mining Blockchain Business

Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain is starting a non-mining business unit called “Argo Labs” to diversify its business and take advantage of other opportunities in the blockchain ecosystem. “The Hash” hosts discuss Argo’s “strategic diversification” and how this might be a continuing trend to take place in the mining industry.

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Jay Chou Dethrones Bored Ape Yacht Club, Bitcoin Dips Below US$40K

China officially labels crypto mining as obsolete. Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou’s NFTs dethrone Bored Ape Yacht Club. Bitcoin briefly falls below the US$40K mark. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Civil Unrest Disrupts Bitcoin Mining in Kazakhstan

Intense protests in Kazakhstan over rising energy prices have led to a three-day-long internet shutdown, disturbing the global crypto mining industry as Chinese miners fled to the former Soviet state following the mining ban.

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Norton Antivirus Criticized for Installing Crypto Mining Software on Computers

Last June, Norton launched a new feature called “Norton Crypto,” which enabled cryptocurrency mining on its LifeLock security software. Consumers are now concerned about energy consumption and difficulty disabling this function, while Norton claims it is opt-in. “The Hash” discusses Norton’s intentions with this feature as the software company will collect a 15% fee for all ETH mined and the broader issues of antivirus software.

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Kazakh Riots Hit Miners, Fed Hits Crypto Market

Kazakhstan riots hit crypto mining. Fed rate hike signal hits crypto markets. Volatility is not necessarily a bad thing for markets. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Blockstream CEO on Mining in North America, Plans for the $210M Raise

Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, the latest crypto company to become a unicorn, shares the Bitcoin infrastructure firm’s plans for spending its new $210 million raise and thoughts on possible changes in crypto mining.

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IRS Will Reportedly Ignore How Infrastructure Bill Defines ‘Broker’

The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing to offer an olive branch to crypto developers, miners, and hardware firms spooked by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill’s tax reporting requirements. “The Hash” hosts discuss whether the Treasury Department could combat the concerns of the bill that no other government agency has been able to achieve.

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Marathon Digital CEO: $1T Infrastructure Bill Impact on Miners ‘Really Isn’t That Severe’

Fred Thiel, CEO of North American mining giant Marathon Digital Holdings, discusses why he believes the impact of the U.S. Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on crypto miners “really isn’t that severe.”

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Where Does Biden’s Infrastructure Bill Stand?

The U.S. Senate passed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill without a crypto amendment to the House, which could face further skepticism from lawmakers. Aaron Tilton, SmartFi CEO and former Utah State Representative, discusses his take on where the bill stands, sharing insights into the U.S. political landscape.

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Potential Impact of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill on Miners

Tanya Woods, General Counsel at North American mining giant Hut 8, discusses how the U.S. Senate’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill could affect Hut 8, which operates exclusively in Canada, and how it could inform the outlook for crypto regulation in the Great White North.

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